| Byteknight | 31 Dec 2017 7:24 a.m. PST |
Had to fix it or have all my work down the toilet as discussed here:
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| Gone Fishing | 31 Dec 2017 7:49 a.m. PST |
First of all, my condolences: it's every gamer's nightmare. And yours seems to have been a particularly bad case. Too late now, but I've heard many times that waiting for dryer humidity and then spraying again with another varnish (I recommend Model Masters/Testors) will make the frost go away. At any rate, you fixed them well. They look great! |
| Byteknight | 31 Dec 2017 7:58 a.m. PST |
Thanks 'Fishing.. Model Masters it is! |
| BillyNM | 31 Dec 2017 8:08 a.m. PST |
I sympathise – I've had this with acrylic matt varnish. I tend to stick to enamel varnish now and avoid doing it on damp days and definitely don't varnish outside like I used to! |
| getback | 31 Dec 2017 8:33 a.m. PST |
I have found that brush on gloss varnish will remove the frosting. Then Matt when it is totally dry. I only use brush on Matt varnish and get the figure and varnish to about 21 degrees centigrade first. |
| Byteknight | 31 Dec 2017 8:34 a.m. PST |
I never realized humidity is so important to varnishing before… |
| 95th Division | 31 Dec 2017 9:18 a.m. PST |
+1 for getback's solution. I had the frosting problem due to spraying on a high humidity day. I brushed on gloss varnish and the next day resprayed the matted finish. Worked well. |
| Vigilant | 31 Dec 2017 1:30 p.m. PST |
Humidity is the enemy of spray varnish. |
| whitphoto | 31 Dec 2017 2:36 p.m. PST |
This is the exact reason I bought an airbrush. Got tired of frosting so I now seal with brush on matte varnish run through a $10 USD airbrush. I just started using air brush primer too and I'm starting to get the hang of the Iwata Neo I bought a a while back. |
| Zephyr1 | 31 Dec 2017 3:48 p.m. PST |
Cotton swab. Mineral spirits. Dab, don't scrub. |
| basileus66 | 31 Dec 2017 11:00 p.m. PST |
Never got the varnishing right, when using spray cans. Now I go either for airbrush varnish or just a brush. Best results are when I use a first layer of gloss and, when dried, a second layer of Matt Varnish. My favourite varnish is from Marabu. |
| DougieT | 01 Jan 2018 2:22 a.m. PST |
I found painting over it with olive oil worked well. Afterwards you can wash the remaining oil off in warm soapy water and 're-varnish when dry if you want a second shot at it. The big advantage is your not adding any more layers to the problem. |
| Byteknight | 01 Jan 2018 5:15 a.m. PST |
Very interesting tips.. mineral spirits, olive oil.. thanks everyone. |
| Fish | 01 Jan 2018 6:13 a.m. PST |
Condolences.
Luckily never had this happen to me. Did you think about returning the can to GW store for a refund? Perhaps a good idea might be to do a very small test batch on something expendable (could be anything?) before varnishing the actual minis? |
| Byteknight | 01 Jan 2018 6:21 a.m. PST |
GW is not renowned for their charitable actions Lonkka. In any event, it's in the trash now.. may it rot away.. You're right, I think in the future, I will test out all my varnishing before committing it on my minis. |
